Latest Volcanoes News

Iceland's latest volcanic eruption is decreasing in power, and defenses are holding

Mar. 17, 2024 06:17 AM EDT

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Lava from a volcanic eruption in Iceland flowed Sunday toward defenses around the town of Grindavik, which have so far held the molten rock back from the evacuated community. Scientists said the eruption appeared to be weakening and would probably peter...

A volcano in Iceland is erupting for the fourth time in 3 months, sending plumes of lava skywards

Mar. 16, 2024 21:22 PM EDT

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky. Iceland’s Meteorological Office said the eruption opened a fissure in the earth about 3 kilometers (almost 2 miles) long...

Volcano on uninhabited Galapagos island erupts, sends lava flowing to sea

Mar. 03, 2024 22:43 PM EST

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, lighting up the nighttime sky as lava tumbled down its sides toward the sea. The La Cumbre volcano on Fernandina island began erupting Saturday around midnight in what officials with...

New Zealand tour operators told to pay $7.8 million in fines and reparations over volcanic eruption

Feb. 29, 2024 22:40 PM EST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tour booking agents and managers of a New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people in 2019 were ordered Friday to pay nearly $13 million (US$7.8 million) in fines and reparations. The holding company of the island's owners, a boat...

Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano erupts 13 times in past day, prompting airport delays

Feb. 28, 2024 14:31 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center said Wednesday the Popocatépetl volcano, located just 50 miles from the country's capital, has erupted 13 times in the past day and urged people to not try to climb it due to debris shooting out of the crater. ...

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island; no major damage reported

Feb. 09, 2024 19:53 PM EST

HONOLULU (AP) — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the world’s largest active volcano on Friday — Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii — knocking items off shelves and cutting power in a nearby town but not immediately prompting reports of serious damage. The earthquake,...

Volcanic eruption in Iceland subsides, though scientists warn more activity may follow.

Feb. 09, 2024 09:35 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland appears to have subsided, though scientists are warning that the area may experience further eruptions in the coming months. Iceland’s Meteorological Office said late Thursday that the eruption had decreased significantly....

A volcano in Iceland is erupting again, spewing lava and cutting heat and hot water supplies

Feb. 09, 2024 03:51 AM EST

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday for the third time since December, sending jets of lava into the sky, triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa and cutting heat and hot water to thousands of people. The eruption...

Iceland’s Meteorological Office says the Sylingarfell volcano is erupting

Feb. 08, 2024 02:57 AM EST
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland’s Meteorological Office says the Sylingarfell volcano is erupting.

Earthquakes raise alert for Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. But any eruption is unlikely to threaten homes

Jan. 31, 2024 17:34 PM EST

HONOLULU (AP) — A surge of earthquakes at Kilauea's summit prompted scientists to raise the alert level for the Hawaiian volcano on Wednesday. But any eruption is unlikely to threaten homes. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said it detected 25 to 30 small earthquakes per hour...